Relative Return: Australia’s leading role in private markets’ uptake



In this episode of Relative Return, host Maja Garaca Djurdjevic chats to James Martin, managing director and head of global client solutions at Hamilton Lane, about why true democraticisation of private markets is still on the horizon.
Listen as they discuss:
- Challenges to accessing private equity
- Solving the illiquidity problem of private market investments
- Why Australia is leading the way globally
- Inflation’s impact on private markets
- Questions to consider during the due diligence process
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